
Matt Crafton
49-Year-Old Driver
ThorSport Racing
2024 Stats
Points
524
Starts
23
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
1
Top 10
7
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 48-year-old veteran is the elder statesman of the truck series. He has 25 years of experience racing in this division of NASCAR and 15-career victories as well as three championships to go with it. Crafton has seen his performance trail off over the past four years. He's been winless during that stretch and registered just seven Top 10's last season and 14th in the final driver standings. Crafton and the No. 88 team will be back in the upcoming season and look to carve out another competitive and respectable season. His days of winning and challenging for championships have now passed, but Crafton is still skilled and willey enough to grab a handful of Top 10's during the season and make his presence felt among a very young field of drivers. Read Past Outlooks

Thilling Win in Heat Race
Crafton won heat race 4 for the Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Dirt Saturday afternoon.
ANALYSIS
The fourth heat race would have the best competition and by far the best finish. Crafton would lead 9 laps and wage a door-to-door battle with Rajah Caruth in the closing laps. The two would take the checkered flag side-by-side with Crafton winning by a bumper. The ThorSport Racing veteran will contend for the win Saturday night on the Bristol dirt.
The fourth heat race would have the best competition and by far the best finish. Crafton would lead 9 laps and wage a door-to-door battle with Rajah Caruth in the closing laps. The two would take the checkered flag side-by-side with Crafton winning by a bumper. The ThorSport Racing veteran will contend for the win Saturday night on the Bristol dirt.
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He's no longer the championship contender that he was 2019 and prior, but Crafton still brings consistency and excellence to the race track each week. The 23-season veteran nabbed two Top-5 and nine Top-10 finishes last season and would rank ninth-place in the driver points after Phoenix. Crafton will return to the No. 88 team and crew chief, Jeriod Prince. He hasn't won a race in the last three campaigns, and we suspect that won't change in 2024. However, Crafton should flirt with double digit Top 10's once again and race to another Top 10 points performance. With over 500 starts, 15 victories and three championships in this division of NASCAR, he's becoming near-legendary status.
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Driving in Bristol Cup race
Crafton will pilot the No. 51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race, Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports reports.
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Fast Truck Series Practice
Crafton was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Kansas Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 31.171-seconds.
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Race comes to early end
Crafton was forced to pit with an issue to his truck during Saturday's Door Dash 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck series event at Sonoma Raceway, Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports reports.
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Third at Las Vegas
Crafton finished third in the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday night.
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Runner-up Finish at Gateway
Crafton finished second in the Toyota 200 presented by CK Power NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway Friday night.
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